and thou art of the form of all quarrels and disputes.
Thou art Time, thou art bad time, thou art time that
is premature, and thou art time that is over-mature.[1423]
Thou art the killing, thou art the razor (that kills),
and thou art that which is killed. Thou art the
auxiliary and thou art the adversary, and thou art
the destroyer of both auxiliaries and adversaries.
Thou art the time when clouds appear, thou art of
large teeth, and thou art Samvartaka and Valahaka.[1424]
Thou art manifest in the form of splendour. Thou
art concealed in consequence of being invested with
Maya (or illusion). Thou art He who connects
creatures with the fruits of their acts. Thou
hast a bell in thy hand. Thou playest with all
mobile and immobile things (as with thy toys).
Thou art the cause of all causes. Thou art a Brahma
(in the form of Pranava), thou art Swaha; thou art
the bearer of the Danda, thy head is bald, and thou
art he who has his words, deeds and thoughts under
control.[1425] Thou art the four Yugas, thou art the
four Vedas, thou art He from whom the four (Sacrificial)
fires have flowed.[1426] Thou art the Director of
all the duties of the four modes of life. Thou
art the maker of the four Orders. Thou art always
fond of dice. Thou art cunning. Thou art
the chief of the spirits distributed into ganas (clans),
and their ruler. Thou art adorned with red garlands
and attired in robes that are red. Thou sleepest
on the mountain-breast, and thou art fond of the red
hue. Thou art the artisan; thou art the foremost
of artists; and it is thou from whom all arts have
flowed. Thou art the tearer of the eyes of Bhaga;
thou art Fierce, and thou art He who destroyed the
teeth of Pushan.[1427] Thou art Swaha, thou art Swadha,
thou art Vashat, thou art Salutation’s form,
and thou art the words Namas-Namas uttered by all
worshippers. Thy observances and thy penances
are not known to others. Thou art Pranava; thou
art the firmament bespangled with myriads of stars.
Thou art Dhatri, and Vidhatri, and Sandhatri, Vidhatri,
and the Refuge of all things in the form of the Supreme
cause, and thou art independent of all Refuge.
Thou art conversant with Brahma, thou art Penance,
thou art Truth, thou art the soul of Brahmacharya,
and thou art Simplicity.[1428] Thou art the soul of
creatures, thou art the Creator of all creatures, thou
art absolute Existence, and thou art the Cause whence
the Past, the Present, and the Future, have sprung.
Thou art Earth, thou art Firmament, and thou art Heaven.
Thou art Eternal, thou art Self-restrained, and thou
art the great god. Thou art initiated, and thou
art not initiated. Thou art forgiving; thou art
unforgiving; and thou art the chastiser of all who
are rebellious. Thou art the lunar month, thou
art the cycle of the Yugas (i.e., Kalpa), thou art
Destruction, and thou art Creation. Thou art
Lust, thou art the vital seed, thou art subtile, thou
art gross, and thou art fond of garlands made of Karnikara
flowers. Thou hast a face like that of Nandi,